Habersham County has called on citizens for their input as officials consider details of a future safety action plan, which will serve as an infrastructure-based strategy to minimize roadway deaths.
A safety action plan, established by the discretionary grant program through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed by Congress four years ago, is a document that provides local governments a roadmap for strategic roadway safety improvements.
As intended, the plans pinpoint needed roadway safety concerns in communities and outline the projects and strategies to address those potential issues.
The infrastructure bill, as passed, has $5 billion in appropriated funds for local governments in a 5-year period from 2022 to 2026.
Funding from the federal grant aims to support local jurisdictions in planning, infrastructure, behavioral and operational initiatives to reduce death as well as serious injury for motorists, with an emphasis on equity in the improvement of roads and streets.
How to participate
Habersham County now is looking to members of the public for feedback about existing concerns or areas in need of improvement.
To get involved:
- Visit Habersham County’s website here to learn more about the safety improvement plan. Then complete the brief online survey.
- Help Habersham identity transportation and safety needs in the county using the interactive map.
- Sign up for the mailing list to stay informed of any updates to the plan
